Baker&#39;s peel.



No. 875,451. PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907.

' F. NELSON & 11A. BYE.

BAKERS PEEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR-20,1907.

Suva/"row FRITZ NELSON AND DAVID A. BYE, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

BAKERS PEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1907.

Application filed April 20, 190"]. Serial No. 369,369.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRITZ NELSON and DAVID A. BYE, citizens of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of J efferson and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bakers Peels, of which the following is a specifica tion.

The invention relates generally to an improvement in bakers implements and particularly to a peel constructed and arranged for the convenient introduction of the material into and its withdraw al from the oven.

The main obj ect of the present invention is the production of a bakers peel constructed of metal and arranged to insure the convenient placement of the material in the oven and the convenient engagement of the peel with the pans containing the material when it is desired to withdraw the latter.

The invention will be described in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan of a peel constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the same, Fig. 3 is an under side perspective of the peel.

Referring particularly to the drawings my improved peel comprises a plate 1 preferably of thin steel or the like and of the desired length and width, the side edges of the plate being turned down to provide flanges 2. These flanges are of greatest width in alinement with the rear edge of the plate 1, being extended from said edge toward the forward edge in gradual decreasing width. The extreme forward edge 3 of the plate is preferably reduced to a knife edge, the side flanges being similarly reduced into coincidence with said edge.

A handle frame 4 is secured to the plate 1, preferably comprising a strip bent into ap proximately rectangular outline with the side bars 5 secured to the inner surfaces of the respective flanges 2, the forward cross bar 6 of l the frame extending transverse the plate about midlength the latter, while the relatively rear cross bar 7 is disposed adjacent the rear edge of the plate. The cross bar 7, formed. by the terminal of the strip bent to provide the frame is provided with rearwardly extending sections 8 designed to engage and be secured to the forward terminal of the usual peel handle 9. The sections 8 may be formed integral with the strip of the handle frame by projecting the terminals of said strip at right angles to the rear cross bar 7 as shown, or said cross bar may be formed of unbroken length and the sections 8 independ ently secured thereto.

In use the pans containing the material to be baked are placed upon the plate 1, and introduced by the use of the peel into the oven, the free edges of the flanges 2 resting upon the oven wall. As the free edges of the flanges 2 incline relative to the plate 1 it is obvious that said plate is supported at an inclination relative to the oven wall, so that when the pan has been placed in proper position the plate may be conveniently removed from beneath the pan by a sudden movement of the handle. In use of the peel in the withdrawal of the baked material, the knife edge 3 permits the convenient insertion of the plate beneath the pan, after which the peel may be slightly rocked on the relatively rear points of the flanges 2 to elevate the forward end of the plate and thereby support the pan in stable position for convenient withdrawal.

It will be noted that the peel of the present invention is constructed entirely of metal, thereby avoiding destruction of the same in use, and permitting the same tobe constructed of comparatively light material without sacrificing the necessary strength or rigidity.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

A bakers peel comprising a metallic plate formed with a knife edge and: having side flanges, a handle frame secured to said side flanges, said handle frame comprising a forward cross bar, side bars and a rear cross bar, the said forward cross bar extending transversely and at midlength 0f the said metallic plate, the said side bars extending rearwardly from the said cross bar and bearing against the under surface of said metallic In testimony whereof, we afliX our signaplate, the rearward cross bar being disposed tures in presence of two witnesses. adjacent the rear edge of the plate and FRITZ NELSON formed with rearwardly extending sections, th 1 DAVID A. BYE.

e said extending sectlons being iormed 1ntegral with the said rearward cross bar and Witnesses: at right angles thereto, and a handle frame l CHARLIE ANDERSON, secured tosaid rearwardlyextending sections. 1 CHAS. R. LYON. 

